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A History of the County of Gloucester
… Samuel, who became joint owners in 1823. 12 By 1833 steam-power had been introduced to the mill which was employing …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1769). 92 In 1775 Harvey's executors obtained statutory power to sell it, 93 and they did so soon after to Sir James …
A History of the County of Oxford
… powers defined in the charter of 1664 included the power to make bylaws and levy taxes, and to elect the whole … in the council's quorum for many purposes, while the power to nominate councillors or remove certain officers was … sell it on the open market. 77 The curtailment of mayoral power in the later 16th century was probably provoked by the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… both garrisons. Humphrey Willis, clubman and author of The Power of the Committee of Som. (1646), Times Whirligig …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… progressively to increase in every succeeding reign. The "Sovereign of the Seas," the largest ship that had ever been … lofty building, in which are, a steam-engine of 20-horse power, which works two large lift-hammers weighing nearly four tons each; and a steam-engine of 14-horse power, working three tilthammers, of less weight. Another …
The Environs of London
… 54. Some account of the celebrated ship called the Royal Sovereign, built at Woolwich in 1637 by Phineas Pett, has …